Frank Costanza's Lawyer

Any 2B prospects or newly eligible players on the horizon? Ive been starting Carpenter and while he's been a good source of R and AVG, he's lacking in power and speed. Weeks is on the wire but he's had a brutal start.

I will pay everyone in this thread that posts today $5, if Cashner goes 8 innings. 

Send it to the Boston One Fund

Thanks for the responses guys.

I usually start utilizing these types around May, relievers are so volatile year to year and month to month I want sufficient data before diving in.  I opened the year with closer hand cuff's with enough prior experience for comfort - Herrera, Jansen, and Robertson - but for the most part err on the side of caution for at least a few more weeks.  I've added Russell and Blevins in my one deep league because waivers are bone dry and their early season numbers have been just that good though.

 

I usually do two sets of filters.  One is for the full season and one for the last 2-4 weeks.  I sort both based on K's.  A lot of variables come into play at this point, but generally speaking the stats mentioned above are a good starting point. 

When you say 'around May', do you mean beginning, middle, or end of the month?

With Danny Espinosa getting hit in the hand, it looks like I need a new SS (blessing in disguise perhaps...). There isnt a whole lot on the waiver wire:

Jhonny Peralta

Pete Kozma

Brandon Crawford

Marwin Gonzalez

Zack Cozart

Ruben Tejada

Any thoughts? Someone else I should be considering?

What are you guys doing with Masterson? FanGraphs (well one of their writers anyway) is making the case to sell high.